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CDs Now Available:

Rosemary Loar: Vagabond Heart
(new album)
Actress/singer Rosemary Loar. "Coraçao Vagabundo," "Just a Fairy Tale," "Get Out of Town," "Midnight Sun," "Your Turn to Be Brave," "You Taught My Heart to Sing," "Fascinating Rhythm," "La Belle Dame San Regret," "I Don't Want to Know for Sure," "Show Me," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "Cool." RosemaryLoar.com

Music to Be Released This Friday, August 9:

The Outsiders
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new 2-disc vinyl)
2024 OBC recording of score by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine (the book is by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine). Cast includes Brody Grant, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Jason Schmidt, Emma Pittman, Daryl Tofa, Kevin William Paul, and Dan Berry. Released earlier in digital format and on CD.

Newly Listed Recordings:

October 18:

Warriors
(Atlantic Records - new album)
Concept album for musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis. Mike Elizondo, producer. Nas, executive producer. Cast to be announced.

October 28:

Stereophonic
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new on vinyl)
OBC recording of score featuring original songs by Will Butler. Will Brill, Andrew R. Butler, Juliana Canfield, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and Chris Stack. Produced by Playwrights Horizons. "Seven Roads," "Bright v1," "Masquerade," "Bright (Fast)," "Drive," "Champagne," "East of Eden," "Domino," It's made of teak, "In Your Arms," "BVs," "Exorcist II," "Campfire Masquerade," "Bright (Take 22)." Crystal clear, 180-gram vinyl housed alongside a special insert featuring images from the play. Produced by Playwrights Horizons. Limited edition of 750 copies. CD and digital released earlier.

Newly Listed Books:

October 15:

A Show Tune for Today: 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year Calendar
(Applause - calendar)
By Peter Filichia. Day-to-day calendar (one that can be used again and again, in any year). 366 bite-size entries, with anecdotes, observations, fun facts, and other confections tied to a single song, perfect for starting each day. Tied to a show's opening date, holidays, historic dates, lyrics, or connections more surprising. 400 pages.

October 28:

Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969
(Schiffer - Hardcover Book)
By Nicholas van Hoogstraten (Triton Gallery). 750 advertising posters for the musicals and plays of Broadway's golden age, plus behind-the-scenes stories. Also included: never-before-seen artist progressions from conception to completion, as well as alternate and rejected designs; facts and legends about the productions; a look at how the posters were used around the city; rare images - many one of a kind - from private collections, archives, and libraries nationwide; and an index of artists and shows. 304 pages.

October 29:

It Happened at the Palace: A History of New York’s Iconic Broadway Theater
(Broad Book Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Stewart F. Lane. A historical account and love letter to the performing arts, a chronicle of New York's cultural evolution, and a business saga of revival and triumph. More than 175 photographs, untold stories, and intimate portraits of stage legends and the intricate process of preserving a landmark not only of bricks and mortar but of dreams and memories. 200 pages.

2026, date TBA:

Liza Minnelli memoir
(Grand Central Publishing - new Hardcover book/ebook)
Liza Minnelli, with Michael Feinstein, Heidi Evans, and Josh Getlin. Audio edition will include bonus content with unreleased autobiographical recordings and musings that Minnelli and Feinstein have been working on for 15 years.

Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.